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Who was Tommy Douglas? |
(Thomas Clement Douglas): known as the “Father” of Canadians health care system (Medicare) & led the first socialist government elected in Canada. *Premier of Saskatchewan *First leader of the New Democratic Party. *Baptist minister & politician |
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Tommy Douglas: Birth-Death |
Birth: 20 October 1904. Falkirk, Scotland. Died: 24 February 1986. Ottawa, Ontario |
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What 3 locations did Tommy Douglas live? |
Scotland, Fakirk 1904 Winnipeg, Manitoba 1911 Saskatchewan. |
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The Great Depression |
*Tommy Douglas joins the Saskatchewan Labour Party in 1932 (after seeing people suffer post war) |
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When did Medicare go National? |
*1959 is the year that Douglas is finally able to make his Medicare plan public. |
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What political parties was Tommy Douglas involved with? |
*CCF Members of Parliament *First leader of the New Democratic Party. |
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Why did doctors strike against medicare |
*doctors complained that they would be turned into civil servants, unable to follow their own judgment about what was best for their patients. |
